Chicha is the name of a corn-based liquor favored by the Incas in pre-Colombian days. Chicha is also the name of a South American music craze which started out in the late 70's in the Peruvian Amazon. Cumbias amazonicas, as they were first called, were loosely inspired by Colombian accordion-driven cumbias but soon incorporated the distinctive sounds of Andean melodies, some Cuban son, and the psychedelic sounds of surf guitars, farfisa organs and moog synthesizers. The group draws its personnel from Barbe...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. In full color sleeve. Only 1,000 copies pressed! Barbes Records is thrilled to issue this limited edition 7" split single. Dengue Fever and Chicha Libre share a common aesthetic which has them drawing inspiration from pop experiments largely left out of the mainstream. By embracing Cambodian Rock or Peruvian Chicha, the two are expanding the traditional musical palette available to bands around the world. In the process, they are creating a new global sound that owes more to the Indie sensibi...   [ read more ]

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Chicha is the name of a corn-based liquor the Incas distilled in the days before The Conquest, and the word's mysterious, boozy etymology makes it perfect for the musical style that bears its name. Chicha --the music -- was spontaneously distilled during the culture clash of the '60s when the Indian population of the Peruvian Amazon blended Columbian cumbias with American rock & roll, particularly the twang heavy sound of surf music. With cheap electric instruments, Amazon Indians used the syncopa...   [ read more ]

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